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The Verse by the Side of the Road: Burma-Shave Signs & Jingles
by Rowsome, Frank
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair in good dust jacket. Good reading copy. Covers and jacket have old mildew stains, red dye moisture transfer. No odor. Clean
- ISBN 10
- 0828900388
- ISBN 13
- 9780828900386
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Brattleboro VT.: Stephen Greene Press., 1973. 10th printing.. Hard cover. Fair in good dust jacket. Good reading copy. Covers and jacket have old mildew stains, red dye moisture transfer. No odor. Clean text pages.. 1 Yellow cloth over boards. Red spine titles, end papers. American Studies. Roadside marketing product history including an appendix listing texts of all Burma-Shave signs, which were various sequential jingle series (with some noted changes). They were placed along american roadways from 1927 into 1939. The final jingle line for each was Burma-Shave.
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- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.AS1220009333
- Title
- The Verse by the Side of the Road: Burma-Shave Signs & Jingles
- Author
- Rowsome, Frank
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair in good dust jacket. Good reading copy. Covers and jacket have old mildew stains, red dye moisture transfer. No odor. Clean
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 10th printing.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0828900388
- ISBN 13
- 9780828900386
- Publisher
- Stephen Greene Press.
- Place of Publication
- Brattleboro VT.
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- American shaving cream product advertising 1927-1939|Roadside marketing|Jingles|American Studies
- Bookseller catalogs
- US History & American Studies;
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About the Seller
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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Newport, New Hampshire
About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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